# Northington

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/northington